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The Self Reported Patterns Of Alcohol Consumption By Registered Nurses In Western Australia, K. Waters
The Self Reported Patterns Of Alcohol Consumption By Registered Nurses In Western Australia, K. Waters
Theses : Honours
The study of self reported patterns of alcohol consumption by Registered nurses in Western Australia is the first Australian study that attempts to quantify the amount of alcohol consumed by nurses. This study also examines the type of alcohol related problem that nurses most frequently experience, and investigates the relationships between problematic alcohol consumption and the demographic categories of age, gender, area of nursing practice and geographical location of residence. The conceptual framework that guides the study incorporates a model developed by Thorley, and considers factors related to the intrinsic properties of alcohol, the environment and the individual which contribute …